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No. 63.660. I Patented Apr 9. 1867.

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GEORGE W. SLATER, OF N HAVEN, QONNECTIGUT. Letters Patent .No. 6 3,660,dated April 9, 1867.

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TO ALLWHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. SLATER, of New Haven, Connecticut, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bow-Irons for Carriages;and I declare the following to be a full, true, and exact description ofthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of these specifications, and the letters of reference markedthereon. i I I Figure 1 represents a front view of the bow-irons.

Figure 2 represents the manner in which the back plate is attached tothe frame.

Figure 3 represents a section view of one of the irons with the thimbleor sheath attached.

Letter Arcpresents the frame to whichthe how-irons are'attached andsupported, and is secured to the side of the buggy or carriage by meansof a screw or bolt whichpasses through the aperture B, made for thatpurpose. Letters 7 C C G represent the bow-irons, to which the woodenbows of the carriage are attached for the purpose of supporting the topor cover. These irons may be made of any malleable metal, and arefastened to the bed-plate or frame A by the means of rivets, which arecast upon the plate for that purpose. These rivets pass through thelower ends of the irons C C C C and are received into the back plate I),thus holding the irons firmly and securely in their places. The rivetsare so cast upon the plate that they cannot be seen from either side. Toeach of the bow-irons is attached a thirnble or socket, E, whichreceives the lower ends of the wooden bows of carriage top for thepurpose of relieving the irons C of the great strain which bears uponthe lower part. These thimbles are intended to be made of two pieces ofa semicircular shape, one of each to he fastened to the sides of theiron 0 by means of a rivet cast upon it for that purpose. In the lowerpart of the bed-piece a is an opening, F, for the purposc of allowingthe dirt and dust that may fall into the frame while the carriage is inmotion to pass out, while it gives the frame alight and elegantappearance. Letter 1) represents the back plate of the frame, which issimilar in shape to the front one. This plate, as shown by the red linesin fig. 2, is intended to be cast in the flange G in such a manner as toshow no joint or edge on 'the bed-plate. The object of this is that norough edge can be seen from the outside, giving it the appearance ofbeing cast solid, while it makes it stronger.

The advantages of my invention consist in giving greater strength to thebow-irons by means of the thimbles, having a light and elegantappearance, and in doing away with a great part of the work by havingthe rivets east upon the plate and saving labor in putting themtogether.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-- 1. The casting of rivetsor projections upon thebed-plate a, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The thimbles E E, as constructed and applied, in combination withbow-irons C- O, substantially for the purpose set forth. I

3. The back plate D, in combination with the bed-plate a, when both areconstructed as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereby affix mysignature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. SLATER.

Witnesses:

E. J. SANFORD, C. B. BRooKs.

